LUNARIA

 

LUNARIA - HONESTY

LUNARIA BIENNIS

 Common names :

Honesty; Satin; Sattin; Honestie; In France it is called Pope's Money; Silks and Satins; Silver Plate, Shoeless Horse;  Shillings; Shabub; Satin-Flower; White Satin;

Poetical language -Honesty We call this Sattin and among our women it is called Honestie John Gerard the Herbalist 1597 

There is a modest flower that spreads 
Where rustic gardens blow 

But in our formal city beds 

Would hardly dare to grow 

A plant that's dear as dear can be 

By country folk called Honesty 

But when the pride of summer goes 

What moon like halos pure and free 

Adorn the heads of Honesty 

References:

1.The English Flower Garden William Robinson 1909
2. A DICTIONARY 45 F 10 ENGLISH PLANT NAMES W BY JAMES BRITTEN FLS DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY BRITISH MUSEUM AND ROBERT HOLLAND at birq and oth 100 Part III LONDON FOR THE ENGLISH DIALECT SOCIETY TRÜBNER & CO LUDGATE HILL 1884 

3. The Mayflower 1904